Play the C Major scale harmonized in 3rds & 6ths, moving these intervals up and down the fretboard.

Learn 7th chord arpeggios in one position at a moderate tempo

Level up your 7th chord arpeggios and go faster—16th note feel at 95bpm

Get started with chromaticism—here are some ideas to play over a dominant chord. Works well over C7 or Gm7 chords.

Play this bebop-like arpeggio run outlining a Gm11 chord

The classic Ella Fitzgerald solo from Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Duke Ellington Songbook (1957)

Learn 8 new 7th shapes, playing G7 & B7

Here's a hypnotic backing track for you to practice your improvising. 90 BPM, Key of C.

The foundational scale of Western music

This progression in the key of C uses triads on strings 1-3

This progression in the key of Am uses triads on strings 1-3

Play the minor pentatonic on a single string

Play the minor pentatonic in a single octave in different positions across the fretboard

Play the minor pentatonic in Positions 1-3, starting with the most common scale shape

Play the minor pentatonic in Positions 4 & 5

Learn to play a steady rhythm on one open string.

Learn to pick a steady rhythm on one open string.

A series of right-hand figures to build up basic alternate picking.

A series of right-hand figures to get your thumb and middle finger working together.

A series of right-hand figures to teach basic strum patterns.

Learn how a few basic riff patterns and palm muting with your right hand.

Explore beginner scale patterns up and down on a single string.

Explore beginner melodies with the pentatonic scale in one position.

Explore beginner melodies with the major scale scale in one position.

Work single note patterns in position to build left-hand strength & dexterity.

Learn basic technique and phrases for left-hand slides.

Learn basic technique and phrases for hammer-ons and pull-offs.

Learn the open G chord.

Learn the Cadd9 chord and switch from G to Cadd9.

Learn the D chord and switch from G to D.

Learn the Em chord and switch from G to Em.

Learn the Em chord and switch from G to Em.

Play each scale in two octaves & two positions

Play each scale in two octaves & two positions

Play each scale in two octaves & two positions

Play each scale in two octaves & two positions

Play each scale in two octaves & two positions

Learn the fingerings for A, D, and E—the major chords in the key of A.

Three-part guitar arrangement of the groove from Dil Kya Kare.

A three-part guitar arrangement for grooving to "You Really Got Me"

The basic 12 bar blues played with powerchords and a swung 8th note feel.

Get started with basic fingerpicking using simplified G and D chord shapes.

This progression in the key of Am uses triads on strings 2-4

Here's a common two-chord progression using triads on two string sets

Combine basic triads to play this chord progression in the key of C

Here's a common two-chord progression using triads on the lower string sets

Play 4 common chord progressions using open chords in G.

Move up and down the fretboard with the pentatonic scale

A classic blues riff from the great Albert King (Stax Records, 1967).

A classic riff by Jimi Hendrix —from Band of Gypsies, Live at the Fillmore East (1970)

Learn the intro & verse strumming pattern for this classic Neal Young tune.

Try this beginner R&B progression by Daniel Cesar & H.E.R.

Learn the riff and chord stab from this iconic funk tune by Sly & the Family Stone.

Play the G Major scale harmonized in 3rds & 6ths, moving these intervals up and down the fretboard.

Learn another position for 7th chord arpeggios in C

The basic 12 bar blues played with shell voicings. Includes a turnaround in bars 11-12.

Here are a few licks to help you practice bending the third in a blues. These licks work over an E blues and will sound good over an E7 chord.

An exercise exploring the V7 to I cadence, highlighting the voice leading in the top voice of each chord.

Check out these patterns for warming up with the major scale.

Play all the 7th chords in the key of C—using ascending 6th-string root voicings

Play all the 7th chords in the key of G—using ascending 6th-string root voicings

Play ascending 7th chord arpeggios in the key of C

Play ascending 7th chord arpeggios in the key of G

Major scale variant with a b7

Major scale variant with a #4

John Frusciante's solo on "Californication"

The first four arpeggios in the key of C

Ascending arpeggios from 5 to 1 in the key of C

An arpeggio line using a secondary dominant movement to set up the 2 chord. Key of C.

Level up your 7th chord arpeggios and go faster—16th note feel at 95bpm

Play Fmaj7 as a chord synonym for Dm7

Play Am7 as a chord synonym for Dm7

Play Dm9add11 - an extended Dm7 chord with Fmaj7 & Am7 in the upper structure

Play Dm6 to create a Dorian minor sound

Play this chord synonym - G9 for Dm6

Play this descending line over a C7 or Gm7 chord

Play line this to create a Lydian Dominant color—using b7 and #4

This chord groove shifts the bass note to produce a Lydian chord—with the #4 in the bass

The essential parts of this classic Hendrix tune

A simplified version of "Don't Think Twice"—great for working on your fingerpicking.

The opening lick from a live performance

The main melody from this classic Grateful Dead tune. This is from a live recording released on the Europe '72 album.

This is a guitar groove with two voices (bassline and chord hits) played over a typical Afro-Cuban tumbao rhythm on congas.

Explore the main melody from this iconic John Mayer balled. Includes a simplified version, embellished version, and high harmony. Check out the harmonized scale exercise at the end!

The intro melody from the classic studio recording.

This lick comes from a chant at the midpoint of "Sahib Teri Bandi" from the album The Last Prophet (1994)

Play Dmi(maj7) to create a tonic minor sound. Also implies V7 to i (A7 to Dm)

A series of shapes for Cmaj7, which can be applied to any maj7 chord by shifting the root note.

Major scale variant with a b6 and b7

Major scale variant with a #4 and b7

Major scale variant with a b2, b6, b7

Major scale variant with b2 and b6